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Street-side exterior and main entrance of OLVG, location West, in Amsterdam

Image source: OLVG — Contact (opens in a new tab).

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OLVG — Orthopedie

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Provider type
Hospital
Care model
Surgery + rehabilitation
Treatment methods
2 methods listed
Languages
Not publicly stated
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At a glance

Rehabilitation
Available
Accommodation
Not publicly stated
Patients operated elsewhere
Not publicly stated

Overview

The orthopaedics department of OLVG hospital in Amsterdam, which lengthens legs with a leg length difference of more than 2 cm using a magnetic intramedullary nail, and occasionally an external frame, with physiotherapy starting the day after surgery.

Techniques and devices

Devices and systems

  • Intramedullary lengthening nail

    Provider's wording: “intra-medullaire pen (magnetic)”

Treatment areas: Not publicly stated

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Facilities

Where the provider's sources say care takes place. A facility is a place, not the provider listing; no ownership is implied unless stated.

Surgical facility

Within the same provider or hospital organisation

Named below, marked Surgery.

  • OLVG, location West

    Hospital · Amsterdam, Netherlands

    The provider is a programme or department of this hospital

    • Surgery
    • Rehabilitation

Care & support

Rehabilitation
On-site rehabilitationInpatient therapy
Accommodation
Not publicly statedCompanion stay: 1 van je ouders kan ook bij je blijven slapen (one parent may stay overnight during the admission).
International patients
Not publicly stated
Languages
Not publicly stated
Patients operated elsewhere
Not publicly stated

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Patient pathway

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Sources & review history

Profile last reviewed
4 Oct 2026
Verification
Partially verified
Public sources used
2

Some profile information could be substantiated from the provider's official public sources; other areas remain incomplete or uncertain, and nothing has been confirmed directly with the provider. Verification reflects whether LimbAtlas could substantiate profile information from public sources. It is not a quality or safety rating, and it is independent of sponsorship.

Review history

Profile last reviewed
4 Oct 2026
Treatment and device evidence reviewed
3 Oct 2026
Care and support evidence reviewed
4 Oct 2026
Source pages last checked
4 Oct 2026
How this profile was checked

Reviewed the provider's official website, including its Orthopaedics department page and its patient information page on leg lengthening for a leg length difference. Facts not addressed on the reviewed pages are marked not publicly stated. Not confirmed via direct communication with the provider organization.

Sources

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